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Rustington wave buoy monthly averages for 2022 last observation shown Data available:  to 

Average Wave Height

2 ft
0.3 — 5.3 ft

Average Wave period

4 secs
2 — 8 secs

Average Wave Direction

SSW

Average Water temperature

14 °C
7.3 — 24 °C

Chart showing grouped wave observations for Rustington. Use the table on this page for a text version of the same measurements.

About Rustington wave buoy

Rustington (CCO station 78) is an inshore coastal wave monitoring site at 50.7345°N, 0.4933°W. It’s part of the UK’s regional Coastal Monitoring / Channel Coastal Observatory network, placed to characterise nearshore wave climate for flood risk, erosion studies, coastal engineering and local forecasting. These stations commonly use a directional wave buoy (often a Datawell Directional WaveRider class) and report significant wave height, wave period (peak/mean) and wave direction; many also report sea temperature and, where fitted, nearby meteorology.

Rustington wave buoy monthly averages 2022 last observation shown
Month Wave height (ft) Wave Period (s) Wave Direction Water Temp (°C)
2 4 SSW 8.7
3 4 SSW 8.4
2 4 S 8.8
2 4 S 10.6
2 4 SSW 14.1
2 3 SSW 17.0
2 3 SSW 19.8
2 3 S 21.0
2 3 SSW 18.9
3 4 SSW 16.6
3 4 SSW 13.7
2 4 S 9.8
Realtime data displayed on this page is from the Regional Coastal Monitoring Programme .

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